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Message: [QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 4754361, member: 71"] The decision not to go for two in that situation isn't even the worst special teams decision we made yesterday. After the 15 yard penalty enforced on a kickoff I don't get why we kicked the ball in the air, allowing a fair catch to give Utah St the ball at the 25. There also were a few returns that we should have fair caught. In a vacuum it can be claimed that the blocked extra point was the difference between a win and a loss (it actually was the difference between being tied with under a minute remaining and a loss) but there were a number of things that could be pointed to that were of sufficient importance to have cost us the game. My biggest gripe was that due to the defensive lapse late in the first half, after outplaying the by a massive amount, we went into the locker room with only a ten point lead, which became a three point lead after the first drive of the second half. They were able to turn a WR screen at the line of scrimmage into a 60+ yard TD pass. After continually gaining the necessary yardage on third and/or fourth and short with a big backfield, we attempted to rush a quick fourth and short play, turning the ball over on downs while within the red zone. The biggest positive from yesterday was that we did show life. We also showed a tremendous amount of resilience, which cannot be understated considering the possible morale draining that losing a 17-0 first half lead could cause. One goal I have for the remainder of the season: I want to see Jelani Stafford split out wide on an offensive play with an empty backfield. [/QUOTE]

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